bestrvarealtors: Tax Abatements for Home Renovations!
- 12/04/17 08:37 AM
Did you know? Richmond City provides a real estate tax abatement incentive to improve and maintain the quality of housing stock in the City. This provides a tax break for a portion of the real estate tax owed when an owner undertakes the improvements, rehabilitation or replacement of residential property.Many of Richmond’s up-and-coming popular neighborhoods such as Randolph, The Fan, Church Hill, Museum District, Jackson Ward, Union Hill including many more areas where homes need TLC. Off-set cost of renovation with tax incentives! The City of Richmond allows partial tax exemption from real estate taxes for two separate initiatives: Rehabilitated or Replacement … (2 comments)
bestrvarealtors: Tis the Season for Fireplace Safety
- 10/16/17 06:58 AM
Now that the weather is finally on track to get cooler, the more you will want to get cozy inside! The last thing you want when lighting your first fire of the season is to inhale a billow of smoke not escaping due to build-up. There are dangers involved if your chimney and fireplace aren’t getting the proper maintenance.
Look for build up. Creosote is a dark black substance that surrounds your fireplace opening. It’s generally recommended that this build-up is cleaned once a year. If not all of the smoke from the fireplace is traveling up, it could be an indicator of … (1 comments)
According to The Washington Post, “Rising home prices and mortgage rates are likely to cause a bigger slowdown in the housing market.” Excerpt from "Mortgage rates, applications stall as housing market stumbles"|Sept. 28
While mortgage rates haven’t seen a drastic increase over the past year, it's traditional to see another hike in the fall. Additionally, "The Fed did keep a final rate increase on the table for 2017 and stated a target of at least three rate hikes for 2018," also reported from The Washington Post.
The good news is: "While the Federal Reserve's … (1 comments)
As I’ve been devoutly repetitive about all year, it remains that real estate inventory is low. According to Long & Foster|Christies Richmond Region Market Report, inventory was down by 15% in the first half of the year. Just in Midlothian alone, listings are down by 6 percent. By the simple laws of supply and demand, this means more competition all around. It’s ideal for the seller to offer a desirable product that solicits a buyer’s competitive offer. But maneuvering this potential win/win requires tact and professionalism. Certified Residential Specialists have an exclusive designation who according to the National Association of … (0 comments)
bestrvarealtors: Concierge Real Estate Gets Your Listing Sold!
- 09/04/17 04:44 PM
As many of you already know, what Treehouse Realty VA, a Long and Foster Team does best is listing your home! We have the experience and team to make your home-selling experience exceed expectations. Many home sellers get discouraged just thinking about putting their home on the market. Moving requires a lot of time. Not only do they have to keep up with daily life - work, grocery shop, organize the kids, etc - but they still have to pack, declutter, schedule time to vacate for showings, and prepare the new home! Overwhelmed before beginning, they tackle what they can … (1 comments)
bestrvarealtors: New Listing in Desirable Stratford Hills RVA
- 08/31/17 02:58 PM
7758 Comanche Drive is a beautiful home in the prestigious Stratford Hills and within walking distance to Pony Pasture, a popular destination in the James River Park System!
This rancher features a freshly remodeled kitchen with new appliances!
It also has a new roof and new windows installed throughout the home!
Beautiful Hardwood floors, a tiled Florida room, this home lets in lots of light!
Newly renovated bathrooms throughout the entire house!
Hardwood floors in all the bedrooms as well!
The property sits on .61 acres - perfect for pets, building a garage, or entertaining!
Move - in ready and … (8 comments)
bestrvarealtors: Congratulations Brinlin on Becoming ABR Certified!
- 08/15/17 10:02 AM
Treehouse Realty VA, a Long & Foster team is growing stronger and stronger every day! Our very own Brinlin Maki has very recently become an Accredited Buyer's Representative by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC) of the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
Brinlin joins more than 20,000 real estate professionals in North America who have earned the ABR designation. All were required to successfully complete a comprehensive course in buyer representation and an elective course focusing on a buyer representation specialty, both in addition to submitting documentation verifying professional experience. REBAC, founded in 1988, is the world's largest association of real estate professionals … (0 comments)
bestrvarealtors: Staging in Historic Bon Air
- 07/18/17 11:15 AM
This beautiful home in Bon Air Historic District was occupied by the same owner for 20 years. A wonderful and generous woman, holding numerous potlucks that the whole community looked forward to, you can imagine how “settled in” the home became after two decades of entertaining. Like many big life changes, finally deciding to sell after so many years wasn’t an easy decision for the owner. Our team at Treehouse Realty VA worked with the owner to get her home market ready! In under 30 days, we managed to get this amazing home decluttered, repaired and staged for market, where it lasted … (0 comments)
For over 17 years, Wanda Fears of Treehouse Realty VA has been supporting the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the eradication of breast cancer through education and advocacy for nearly three decades. It’s an organization that champions legislative agendas for Virginians in all stages of the breast cancer journey - screening, diagnosis, caregiving, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life-care. In order to achieve their goals, they need your help. In the upcoming VBCF Annual Women’s Memorial Golf Tournament this September, Wanda Fears along with members of the committee are providing incentives for all levels of sponsorship to make it easier … (1 comments)
bestrvarealtors: Boots to Suits, an EWX Clothing Drive for Veterans
- 05/01/17 08:09 AM
On May 24th The Extraordinary Women's Exchange (EWX) will be holding a clothing drive to benefit the “Boots to Suits” program run by the Junior League. We felt this philanthropic endeavor would be a perfect way for our EWX attendees, which I am a member, to give back. Details: Boots to Suits is a clothing voucher program for male and female Virginia veterans transitioning from military life to civilian careers. Above all, we are looking for items that are in good condition, what we like to call "gently used". Particularly for our veterans, we want to prepare them to make a great first impression when interviewing for or starting … (0 comments)
bestrvarealtors: Union Hill: Nationally Registered, Locally Loved!
- 04/27/17 12:00 PM
Many visitors to this area pass through unaware they have entered the nationally registered historic neighborhood of Union Hill. One tell-tale sign that you’re in Union Hill is the uniquely designed streets. Rather than following the traditional gridlike the adjacent Church Hill and Shockoe Valley, this East-End neighborhood’s roads compliment the hilly terrain on which it sits, as originally designed by John Adams and Ben Mosby. The architecture of Union Hill boasts a variety of antebellum styles and with the neighborhood being largely developed pre-WWI, there are only a few newer examples of modern structures. Union Hill remains quite the … (0 comments)
bestrvarealtors: 5 Weekend Projects with the Highest Payoff
- 03/23/17 08:46 AM
From Long & Foster and RISMedia, comes these Top 5 Weekend Projects that get you the highest resale value for your home! Now that the weather in Richmond this weekend is finally reaching the 70s and the Spring Real Estate season is getting underway, we know home beautification is on many homeowners' minds!
High-Resale Value Weekend Projects You Can Take On By Megan Wild
"There's no place like home," as the old saying goes. That's especially true when it comes to an investment. You live in and love your home, but there might come a time when you have to leave it. And when that … (0 comments)
bestrvarealtors: Scary-Oke! Benefitting Diversity Richmond
- 10/12/16 02:55 AM
Come to one of Richmond's BEST Halloween parties! Dress up, sing kara-- ahem...SCARY-oke, and tip your bartenders! I will be sponsoring one of the THREE cash bars, as well as the photo booth to commemorate your lovely evening out! I will also be judging the Scary-oke contest, so put on your best show! All proceeds will go to Diversity Richmond. This is a great and FUN way to give back to the community!
Karaoke DJ Amanda Rogers • RVA Photobooth (courtesy Wanda Fears!) EMCEES Zakia Jemaceye and Aaliyah Michaels Ova THREE cash bars will be serving up craft beer, wine, and cocktails, duking it … (1 comments)
bestrvarealtors: Recognize These Folks? I got to meet them!
- 02/09/16 06:44 AM
I had the pleasure of meeting Tarek and Christina from HGTV's Flip or Flop! I can relate to their work because I do a lot of rehab for my clients when looking to sell. It was great to meet them and hear them speak on a subject they're clearly very knowledgeable about.!
Updates on real estate market in Richmond, Virginia and surrounding counties such as Chesterfield, Bon Air, Chester, Midlothian, Hanover, Glen Allen, Henrico, Richmond, Virginia. Also thoughts on market changes in 2010, Information on housing for sale at Virginia Commonwealth University,
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